Review of different vodka drinks and vodka cocktails

top french vodka brands

French vodka is often put on the tops of the good vodka brandslists. Their manufacturers don’t stop surprising us with new products. So which famous brands are the best?

L’eau- de – vie

L’eau-de-vie (eng. water of life) is a name of flavored vodka given by the French doctors. The thing is vodkawas once believed to have unique healing qualities. Thus alcohol in vodka was said to be an all-purpose cure similar to the elixir of life, that’s why it was widely used in medicine. Later the French physician found a way to strengthen the medical magic by adding medicative herbs that became aprototype of flavors. For English-speaking countries today eau- de -vie is term for vodka distilled from fruit. However for the French this is a general name for all distilled spirits.

The example of the water of life is a French brand CÎROC produced be the world leading manufacturer Diageo.The ingredients for vodka are grown in the vineyards of Gaillac region on the high altitude. About this fact we can learn from the brand nameCÎ – ROC, a mix of French words cime( eng. peak, summit) and roche (eng. rock). Thanks to its delicate taste CÎROCisamong the best top vodka brands.

French luxury

If you are seeking French luxury vodka, Grey Goose is the one that you cannot miss. This brand has been heading the french vodka listfor recent years. What is it secret? The answer lies in its basic ingredients – alcohol and water. Despite the simplicity, not every product has such a quality as Grey Goose. The process of vodka distillation is heldin Picardie froma winter wheat that is grown in the same place. The water is taken from a spring located in the depth of more than 150 m in Champagne. After that the composition is going through the copper filters that make an appearing of any kind of precipitate impossible. Such thorough procedure is a reason why Grey goose is a spirit of such a great quality.

Flavors of Grey Goose

Coctail time

There are so many kinds of all flavors of vodka that it is easy to find oneself hesitating which one to choose. Flavors give vodka more delicate and more specific taste than bare alcohol with water can do. Many people enjoy the unique tastes of flavored vodka while some of them even learn the craft of making wonderful cocktails. Mariette is one of the most popular cocktail ingredients among those who are into mixing.

A bottle of Mariette vodka is what needed for luxurious cocktail

A unique mix

Dragon Bleu positions itself as an only vodka produced from a mixture of different kinds of the alcohol. It is distilled from barley, rye, wheat and spring water. Dragon Bleu is among world best vodka premium spirits manufactured in Saint-Preuil. Just as other French vodkas this one is beloved for its quality achieved by the thorough distillation process. In general its produced four types of this vodka : one unflavored and three flavored.